bash - Cannot exit from Docker container -
i've got container run as docker run -it --rm --name <container_name> <image>:<tag> normally, fall container terminal can exit exit command. now, have dockerfile ends entrypoint runs simple bash script: #!/usr/bin/env bash # add new user groupadd -r $group --gid $groupid useradd -r $user --uid $userid --gid $groupid # launch application new user su - -c "python <path_to_script>/myscript.py" $user now, once script ends, expected exit container in entrypoint bash script ran again , again (say 10 times). why container have behavior ? su manpage says: -, -l, --login provide environment similar user expect had user logged in directly it spawns shell exit comeback parent container shell. so changing su - -c "python <path_to_script>/myscript.py" $user to su "$user" -c "python <path_to_script>/myscript.py" might solution sidenote : - -c...